S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7036
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 18, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to adding hazardous air
quality to the state definition of a disaster and including air quali-
ty emergency preparedness in local comprehensive emergency management
plans
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 20 of the executive
law, as amended by chapter 23 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as
follows:
a. "disaster" means occurrence or imminent, impending or urgent threat
of wide spread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property
resulting from any natural or [man-made] HUMAN-MADE causes, including,
but not limited to, fire, flood, earthquake, hurricane, tornado, high
water, landslide, mudslide, wind, storm, wave action, volcanic activity,
epidemic, disease outbreak, air contamination, HAZARDOUS AIR QUALITY,
terrorism, cyber event, blight, drought, infestation, explosion, radio-
logical accident, nuclear, chemical, biological, or bacteriological
release, water contamination, bridge failure or bridge collapse.
§ 2. Section 23 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdi-
vision 8 to read as follows:
8. SUCH PLANS SHALL ADDITIONALLY INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE
FOLLOWING REGARDING AIR QUALITY EMERGENCIES:
A. AN ACTION PLAN FOR THE MUNICIPALITY IN THE CASE OF AN AIR QUALITY
EMERGENCY; AND
B. AN ANNUAL INVENTORY OF THE MUNICIPALITY'S AIR QUALITY EMERGENCY
RESOURCES.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10455-01-5
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